Dishes like she would make

Beijing

A nice, comfortable restaurant offering safe home-style food may be a better place to celebrate Mother's Day than an expensive posh five-star buffet. At least, you won't have your mother nagging you about the costs. Take her to Kai Xiao Zao - a little restaurant that's just opened, and whose owners are very modest about delivering the goods.

"If you expect gourmet treats, you'll be disappointed," says Jin Pengyuan, one of two owners, whose last job was deputy general manager of a financial website.